COVID-19 cases in Central Visayas up 114.3 percent from March

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Central Visayas increased from three to 346 within a month and a few days. In a tally made by Cebu Daily News, the growth…

Close to 1,400 samples tested in CV as it records no new COVID-19 cases, deaths again

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Approximately 1,400 samples have already been tested in Central Visayas as it reports another day without new cases and deaths of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Department of Health in Central Visayas…

No new COVID-19 cases, deaths in CV for 3 consecutive days now

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For three consecutive days now, there are no new cases and deaths of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reported in Central Visayas. This developed after the Department of Health here (DOH-7) announced on…

1K samples from Central Visayas tested for COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The sub-national level laboratory in Cebu City has tested over 1,000 samples taken from individuals in Central Visayas suspected to have the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a report published by the Vicente…

Swab samples from Dumaguete frontliners sent for testing at VSMMC

Florence Baesa 04/08/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- A total of 20 swab samples from patients under investigation (PUIs), including frontliners and a policeman were brought to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, for coronavirus…

VSMMC officials deny patient-health worker infection

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Officials from the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) assured the public that there is no transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) between patients and health care workers in their facility. This developed…

VSMMC: 5 healthcare workers under quarantine

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Some healthcare workers at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) are placed under home quarantine, latest report from the hospital states. VSMMC issued its latest hospital statistics on Thursday, April 2, 2020,…

VSMMC to start running tests from field samples

Rosalie Abatayo 04/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The subnational laboratory of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) will now start running coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests for samples taken from field testing. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, regional director of the Department…

VSMMC among five hospitals in PH to receive locally developed coronavirus 2019 testing kits

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has scheduled the field implementation and distribution of locally developed coronavirus 2019 testing kits to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) and five other hospitals in the…

Rosito: Posting names of COVID-19 ‘victims’ was necessary to raise public awareness

Alven Marie A. Timtim 03/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “No regrets at all. Why should I be regretting knowing that that information could actually save lives?” This was the statement of Lawyer Rommel Rosito, who was arrested on Saturday for posting unverified…

DOH-7, VSMMC mull filing case against person spreading unverified info

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health authorities in Central Visayas are considering taking legal actions against the individual spreading unverified information pertaining to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests on social media. The Department of Health in Central…

BREAKING: DOH-7 logs 19 new COVID-19 cases; Cebu City reports first 2 deaths

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has reported 19 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with three new fatalities in the region on Saturday, March 28, 2020. In…

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